Glenn Moore (comedian)

Glenn Moore
Birth name Glenn Roger Moore[1]
Born 1989 (age 28–29)
Hurstpierpoint[2]
Medium Stand-up, television, radio
Alma mater University of Sheffield

Glenn Moore is a British stand-up comedian who is also a member of the sketch comedy duo Thunderbards.[1]

Career

Moore was a finalist in the 2011 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Award[3] whilst studying English Literature at the University of Sheffield, where he created the sketch comedy duo Thunderbards with Matt Stevens. After graduating, he worked as a newsreader on a number of radio stations,[4] whilst performing both solo and with Thunderbards. Thunderbards was a finalist in the 2014 NATYS: New Acts of the Year Show.

In September 2017 he appeared as a panelist on the BBC2 panel show Mock the Week.[5] In October 2017 he joined the Absolute Radio breakfast show[6] as a newsreader and "sidekick".

He appeared in Mock the Week again in June 2018 [7], and was later nominated for the most prestigious comedy prize in the UK, the Edinburgh Comedy Award[8], for his show Glenn Glenn Glenn, How Do You Like It, How Do You Like It.

Moore has written for HuffPost.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Interview with Glenn Moore". Voice Mag. 12 August 2016.
  2. 1 2 "If You Won't Speak Out About This, Then I Will". HuffPost. 2 August 2016.
  3. ↑ "Chortle Student Comedy Award Final 2011". Chortle. 29 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Glenn Moore". HuffPost.
  5. ↑ "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 16, Episode 10". BBC. 29 Sep 2017.
  6. ↑ "Glenn Moore joins Absolute Radio". Chortle. 2 October 2017.
  7. ↑ "BBC Two - Mock the Week, Series 17, Episode 4". BBC. 28 Jun 2018.
  8. ↑ "Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2018 Nominees". NB Productions. 22 August 2018.
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